Rank

119of 3,144

Hooker, Nebraska

Score 7.61 / 10· population 679

About 679 people live in Hooker, Nebraska. It ranks #119 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 28), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in almost every other county. On this site's state scores, Nebraska gets 6.87 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 9 of 10 for gun rights.

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